My husband has poison ivy. Not a big deal - he’s gotten it every single summer since I’ve known him. But this time, despite medication, it wasn’t getting better. Plus, it looks disgusting. So I’ve been trying to get him to go to the doctor for about a week. No […]

Found this on the eharlequin boards under the Bombshell author thread, straight from the editor’s mouth -
Well it’s all one big party here at Bombshell! No, I’m kidding, really, it’s actually a lot of hard work, mostly reading and writing.
Let’s see. Every individual project may go through the system a little differently, but in […]

Don’t get me wrong - Viggo Mortenson is my favorite. Love him. So, of course, when my husband suggested watching Hidalgo the other night, I was all for it. Until I realized that horses were going to get hurt. So I spent most of the movie saying things like, “do you […]

There are differences between laws, rules and just plain common sense. I’m noticing that a lot of people do not use common sense a lot of the time. And I’m noticing that I’m running out of patience with those people, which is why I tend to lurk on the various boards and loops […]

LOL - okay, not really - but she’s been approved for a really cool operation called the Titanium Rib. It’s meant to help kids who need more room in their chests (in my daughter’s case, she’s got a severe scoliosis that’s taking up some much needed lung room. Usually, when doctors look at […]

1. …you get your rejection from an agent / publisher in the mail BEFORE you even get the SASP back saying they’ve received it.
2. …when said rejection says, ‘thanks for your letter,’ but in reality you sent 50 pages of your ms (translation: Your rejection got stuffed into your SASE as fast […]

Seriously, why is this week going so slowly? And obviously, my horoscope doesn’t know me at all: (ARIES) An unexpected ripple has just made its way into your daily schedule. Fortunately, you’re the very soul of impulse, and going with the flow won’t be a problem. Start paddling.
Yeah, that’s me - soul […]

Okay, first off, rejection sucks. I don’t care what kind of letter you get. And seriously, I’m not sure which is the better letter - the personal rejection or the form rejection or the form letter that tries to be personal. And I’m still not sure if it’s better to have the […]

Okay - reality T.V. shows usually don’t hook me. Even The Newlyweds didn’t hook me at first (really, the chicken of the sea and the I don’t eat buffalo comments made me want to scream). But yesterday there was an all-afternoon marathon of the first season on MTV. My daughter was asleep, my husband was […]

This one always makes me laugh. People find out that I’m a writer and they invariably ask what I write. I tell them I write romantic suspense and they kind of give you that look (you all know the one I’m talking about - the ‘oh, you write sex books’ looks. I […]

or why does everyone get to see me in my p.j.’s?
Zoo went to the Buick Classic (big golf tornament for all you non-golfers, like me, out there). And all his friends/co-workers met him here this morning. Early this morning, as I’m sitting, in p.j.’s, no make-up, literally rolled out of bed, feeding […]

Okay, here’s the link for the new HQN author website - no submission info, but it’s finally up over on the eharlequin site. And the guidelines are that there really are no guidelines - they’re trying to compete in the single-title market, so it’s a great opportunity
Steph T.

This was my mother’s question to me today. She then went on to insist that ‘those little kids’ are in all six of the movies. I tried explaining about hobbits, etc., to no avail. I think we had this same conversation last year, when she statrted to watch part two of LOTR […]

My migraines have decided to stick around for over two weeks this time. Usually I only have the pleasure of a one week bout before they leave. Oddly, I am usually more productive, writing-wise, during that time. Maybe it’s because I’m desperately trying to do anything but think about the pain pulsing […]

This is yesterday’s horoscope for Aries: A very big change with regard to your career could be in the offing–due in no small part to the hard work you’ve been doing without complaint. Congratulations.
The first clue that this would not really happen should’ve been the no complaining comment. Still, for an aspiring, […]

…and a cool husband
Really, how many men would take a day off from work because their wife needed to spend four hours getting her hair straightened?
Steph T.

I’ve sent off the last of my requested manuscripts today and finally can start in on my newest project - a series called T.A.G. There will be a new link on my website for it soon, complete with characters and excerpts. It’s been brewing in my mind for a while, and thanks to […]